Shovel vs deforestation

evannex 2017-04-25 00:25 ♥ 3

Hey! Just tried to download, all it comes with is the Exe though, wont run without the Data folder with it :D

evannex 2017-05-02 06:06 ♥ 3

Came back to check on this and I'm glad you uploaded the rest. This is a cute little game. Simple, but well done. Great job. I noticed that you can spam the attack button, even though the animation is still playing, So it is relatively easy to kill them when they are in reach.

diknows 2017-05-02 20:43 ♥ 2

Not sure if it is finished after level 11, but nothing happened afterwards. But some trees were still left.

Anyway, fun little game, thanks for sharing :) (even though the combination of music and going round made me a little dizzy)

fatpenguin 2017-05-02 20:49 ♥ 2

Nice little game with cute graphics. Good job for your first entry :) I think after I reached Level 17 there were no new UFOs. I'm not sure if this was the actual end but at least I was safe and managed to secure 4 trees 😄

chispalbc 2017-05-02 22:41 ♥ 3

@fatpenguin @diknows I'm sorry, the game didn't end. It's a bug (It shouldn't end until you lose)

chaseplays 2017-05-10 05:05 ♥ 3

****What I Liked:****

* I liked the graphics! * The shovel swinging animation was nice! * The SFX were good. * The tree-defending system was really cool!

****Minor Nitpicks:****

* The others mentioned the game randomly stopping, but I guess I got even less lucky than them. Mine stopped at level 5...

****Great job and thanks!****

hlavik 2017-05-10 14:16 ♥ 1

Nice game , love the art style. After ludum dare you should finished it. GOOD WORK.

mordokay 2017-05-13 16:45 ♥ 2

Great first LD! its simple but everything worked well together. The pixel art was awesome ... the sound wasn't very distracting or annoying and it just complemented the game in a good way. Controls were simple and the game was fun to play. At first I thought that only having one tree was good and you could defend that tree forever ... but as lumberjacks come for you in both directions you realize you are screwed :P Managed to getg to level 11 on my first try and with a score of more than 30 000. Good job!

kubad 2017-05-13 20:11 ♥ 2

I reached level 32 and it was good. My suggestion is balancing difficulty a bit. It starts to get interesting after level 25 when there are so many enemies that another ufos start spawn before you killem all. I think the difficulty should progress faster. And btw. why do we need jump for :)?

chispalbc 2017-05-14 00:18 ♥ 1

@kubad well there was going to be a lot more of options, enemies, and some atacks but the time was a problem

internetpaulicy 2017-05-14 03:26 ♥ 3

I got to level 19 with a score 29800. At the end I stood near the trees and tried to guard them like the 300. I felt like my shovel could be a little more effective maybe a faster swing and the hero could be a little faster. As a concession you could make the hero die when he gets touched by the aliens. Good show!

drkr 2017-05-14 05:28 ♥ 3

I like the Mario galaxy style word, but attacking felt really inconsistent. Audio and and graphics are pretty well done (funny looking aliens tho 😝), congrats.

jerm 2017-05-14 05:38 ♥ 1

Nice game! It was quite fun but got a bit repetitive. I managed to get to level 36.

kyrv19 2017-05-14 10:48 ♥ 0

Hmm maybe needs something more

kalm004 2017-05-14 14:56 ♥ 1

I like the idea of extraterrestrial woodcutters. I miss a little more difficulty, like they do damage to the character for example. I dont know for what I can jump.

officialcodenmore 2017-05-15 00:04 ♥ 1

I like the theme of deforestation here, and quite a nice game overall! Some more polish I think it could be even better too!

fueelin 2017-05-15 06:31 ♥ 1

That got pretty violent pretty quickly :) I couldn't help but interpret the shovel as also being an axe, because of the chopping motion and amount of blood... Kind of an odd criticism, I know... I liked the look and feel, nice work!

apostate-games 2017-05-15 08:26 ♥ 2

Funny concept - Alien lumberjacks lol. Fun little score attack game. - Controls are simple and easy to pick up on - Hit box for when attacking enemies seems rather large at times, can hit them from 3 people away but also not a bad thing considering how quickly things will escalate. - Slight layering bug where your character is overlapped by the enemies arms and you can be sandwhiched between them (just something I noticed) - Some way to end the alien lumberjack invasion after game over would be good. Technically I could probably leave it run till it crashes lol since they continue to spawn and can also continue to rack up the score. - A way to regrow trees to allow for extended gameplay might be good too.

Enjoyed playing it!

random-storykeeper 2017-05-15 23:07 ♥ 2

Those lumberjacks make me think of Canada for some reason :P. And their eyes on the outside of their face make me think of a snout from a distance - like they're animals or something.

Overall, I think this was pretty well put together. You have a playable condition, some nice looking art, good sound effects and a music track to boot. The musical loop is catchy, albeit it does start to get a bit annoying after several repetitions.

As I was playing, I noticed I could actually hit lumberjacks that were quite far away from the character if I rapidly pressed the E key. It got to the point, in one level, where they looked as though they were randomly dying, but I guess the game was still inputting my attack even after I let go of the key.

- I would have preferred to have the attack key mapped to something opposite WASD, like K or M, etc. This would give more control with the attacks rather than having to sacrifice jumping. I found myself using my right hand to press the E key at times. - There was also a bit of a bug where lumberjacks could get stuck on the top of a tree, and they wouldn't move until that tree got cut down. Shovel vs deforestation 01.png

I enjoyed the humour and it was a sweet little game.